From wildfires in LA to tornadoes in Louisville, Hadassah members step up when natural disasters strike. Like back in October, after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida and displaced thousands, when Hadassah Florida Central Education and Advocacy Vice President Ellen Siegman came up with a unique way Hadassah’s Tampa Bay chapters could help.
A last-minute cancellation of their 2023 region installation due to severe rains and flooding had left them with a credit at a Hilton hotel in St. Petersburg. The idea? Use the credit to provide refuge for Hadassah members affected by the hurricane.
“Helping one another in a time of need” was the “best use of our resources,” Siegman said. “Tikkun olam. That is what we are taught and is a Jewish value we hold dear.”
The result? Four couples spent two restful days at the hotel.
“My husband and I have been staying with friends … so it was lovely to have a couple of nights to ourselves,” one traveler reported.
“The getaway weekend was just what we needed,” another couple said after their trip. “It was a wonderful respite from all the insanity.”
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